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Title Comment Keywords
Geologic Maps n.a. / n.a. geologic map, landslide, groundwater, earthquake, mineral, vegetation, fault, strike, dip, map key, legend, map symbol, map color, geologic unit, geologic age, contact, fold
Down to Earth 30 minutes / n.a. geologist, volcanic eruption, resource, landslide, groundwater, earthquake, California, "Solar System", life
Remote Sensing Uses 09:48 - 10:07 (00:19) / 1.0 MB "remote sensing", groundwater, mineral, vegetation
Groundwater 10:07 - 10:45 (00:38) / 0.9 MB "J. Lawford Anderson", groundwater, pollution
Groundwater in Southern California 10:45 - 11:02 (00:17) / 0.5 MB groundwater, "Southern California", California
Groundwater Monitoring in Orange County 11:02 - 11:56 (00:54) / 1.4 MB "Jim Goodrich", "Orange County", California, groundwater, "groundwater monitoring well", pollution
Deep Movements Along the Fault 22:04 - 22:22 (00:18) / 1.6 MB Parkfield, earthquake, groundwater, "San Andreas Fault", "creep meter", stress, fault
Earthquake Prediction Techniques 17:47 - 18:51 (01:04) / 1.7 MB earthquake, "earthquake prediction", "Loma Prieta Earthquake", "magnetic field", groundwater, "crustal deformation"
Formation of Fossils 02:04 - 03:02 (00:58) / 1.5 MB mold, bone, shell, "sedimentary rock", groundwater, cast, fossil, track, burrow, nest
Rainfall 02:05 - 02:43 (00:38) / 0.9 MB "James Sadd", river, rainfall, water, precipitation, groundwater, "glacial ice", "soil moisture", atmosphere, evaporation, plant, landform
Groundwater 30 minutes / n.a. groundwater, pollution, well, river, aquifer, "fresh water", "surface water", "saturated zone"
Introduction to Groundwater 00:40 - 01:39 (00:59) / 2.1 MB introduction, "James Sadd", water, groundwater, civilization, "fresh water", river, lake, "Earth's surface", dowser
Uses of Groundwater 01:39 - 02:47 (01:08) / 1.5 MB "James Sadd", groundwater, water, irrigation, agriculture, industry, lake, river, "Earth's surface", pollution, geologist, soil, "surface water", replenishment, infiltration
Origin of Groundwater 02:47 - 04:14 (01:27) / 2.7 MB groundwater, water, "fresh water", humans, "Earth's surface", lake, river, rainfall, bedrock, stream, fissure, basalt, granite
Permeability 04:14 - 05:19 (01:05) / 2.5 MB "Earth's surface", sandstone, sediment, soil, water, groundwater, "pore space", porosity, aquifer
Aquiclude 05:19 - 05:53 (00:34) / 0.9 MB aquiclude, clay, groundwater, "pore space"
Stalactites and Stalagmites 05:53 - 07:15 (01:22) / 1.7 MB cave, groundwater, "carbon dioxide", "carbonic acid", limestone, precipitation, evaporation, "calcium carbonate", stalactite, stalagmite
Flow of Groundwater 07:15 - 07:36 (00:21) / 0.6 MB groundwater, cave, geologist, "water flow", spring, river, "Earth's surface", flood
Water Table 07:36 - 08:30 (00:54) / 1.6 MB geologist, "Earth's surface", groundwater, "saturated zone", "unsaturated zone", well, "water table", topography, "surface water"
Effluence 08:30 - 09:10 (00:40) / 1.6 MB "Earth's surface", valley, "saturated zone", groundwater, river, lake, season, rainfall, effluence
Springs 09:10 - 09:37 (00:27) / 1.7 MB groundwater, "water flow", "Earth's surface", joint, fault, spring, season,
Artesian Wells 09:37 - 11:24 (01:47) / 2.3 MB "artesian well", groundwater, gravity, "open aquifer", "closed aquifer", "water table", "hydrostatic pressure", permeability, "saturated zone", aquiclude, "recharge area"
Aquifers 11:46 - 13:11 (01:25) / 2.9 MB "Jim Goodrich", aquifer, "United States", "Los Angeles", "Orange County", "fresh water", California, rainfall, desert, "coastal plain", groundwater, "perennial stream", snow, mountain, river, "surface water"
Wastewater 13:11 - 13:53 (00:42) / 1.2 MB "Jim Goodrich", river, wastewater, groundwater, soil
Recharge Area 13:53 - 14:56 (01:03) / 2.1 MB "Kirby Brill", "Orange County Water District", "recharge area", aquifer, groundwater, "groundwater withdrawal", well, "gravel pit", river, basin, permeability, sediment
Groundwater Management 14:56 - 16:16 (01:20) / 2.1 MB "James Sadd", groundwater, aquifer, "saturated zone", "hydrostatic pressure", weight, subsidence, infiltration, "groundwater withdrawal", Houston, Texas, well, "Crystal Cove", flood, Italy, "geologic hazard", "Leaning Tower of Pisa", Venice
Sinkholes 16:16 - 16:42 (00:26) / 1.0 MB groundwater, sinkhole, "Earth's surface", subsidence, "groundwater withdrawal"
Seawater 16:42 - 17:19 (00:37) / 0.8 MB groundwater, "fresh water", "sea water", salt, coast, well, irrigation
Pollution 17:19 - 17:47 (00:28) / 1.5 MB groundwater, pollution, "fresh water"
Landfills 17:47 - 19:12 (01:25) / 3.1 MB pollution, groundwater, landfill, rainfall, "saturated zone", clay, leachate
Methane Gas 19:12 - 19:34 (00:22) / 1.0 MB landfill, methane, power, groundwater, pollution
Water Resource 19:34 - 20:39 (01:05) / 2.5 MB groundwater, resource, oil, hydrocarbon, energy, life, replenishment, infiltration, well
Water Quality 20:39 - 21:47 (01:08) / 1.7 MB "Jim Goodrich", "Orange County", geologist, "coastal basin", ocean, "sea water", "fresh water", salt, pollution, well, "Water Factory 21", groundwater, "injection barrier", "salt water intrusion"
Industrial Pollution 21:47 - 22:30 (00:43) / 1.4 MB "Jim Goodrich", pollution, industry, "Orange County", "Southern California", basin, groundwater, discharge, metal, stream, "injection barrier"
Monitoring Groundwater 22:30 - 23:54 (01:24) / 2.2 MB "Jim Goodrich", groundwater, "surface water", well, basin, aquifer, pollution, "Orange County", sampling, drilling, mitigation
Geologic Structure 23:54 - 24:49 (00:55) / 2.0 MB "Jim Goodrich", well, pollution, "geological structure", groundwater, basin, sampling, "water flow", EPA, California, data
Water Supply 24:49 - 25:54 (01:05) / 1.7 MB "James Sadd", life, groundwater, resource, "recharge area", infiltration, rainfall, snow, "surface water", fracture, "pore space", permeability, aquifer, subsidence, pollution, well
Conclusion 25:54 - 26:51 (00:57) / 1.3 MB "James Sadd", groundwater, aquifer, hydrogeologist, prediction, subsidence, pollution, hydrogeology, resource
Prevention of Desertification 23:44 - 24:47 (01:03) / 1.6 MB "Art Montana", desertification, "water conservation", groundwater, agriculture, deforesting, vegetation, subtropic, wind, topsoil, tree, Africa, pollution
Geologic Exploration 12:49 - 13:50 (01:01) / 1.2 MB "John Everett", satellite, wavelength, technology, geologist, forester, climatologist, oceanographer, physicist, geology, exploration, oil, gas, groundwater, mineral
Geothermal Power 21:32 - 22:25 (00:53) / 0.9 MB "Fred Teeters", geothermal, "Imperial Valley", California, crust, groundwater, magma, energy, "Earth's surface", drilling, steam
Steam Drives Turbines 22:25 - 23:25 (01:00) / 1.2 MB "Fred Teeters", steam, energy, power, groundwater, geothermal, salt, brine
Brine 23:25 - 25:01 (01:36) / 1.7 MB "Fred Teeters", brine, groundwater, pressure, reservoir, drilling, well, nitrogen, steam, geothermal, power, energy, environment, "wind power", "photo-voltaic cell", structure
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